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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, May 13, 2019
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "WhatsApp vulnerability left iOS open to spyware attack: Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Monday disclosed the recent fix of a VoIP-related vulnerability that allowed nefarious parties to remotely install spyware on both iOS and Android handsets." AppleInsider 9:21 PM
  • "Israeli Firm Tied to Tool That Uses WhatsApp Flaw to Spy on Activists" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:21 PM
  • "All-new Apple TV app available in over 100 countries starting today" Apple 12:26 PM
  • "Apple's vision for the future of TV is starting to take shape — here's everything that's new in its revamped TV app launching today" Business Insider 3:26 PM
  • "Apple revamps its TV app ahead of streaming service launch" Reuters 12:56 PM
  • "AirPlay 2 and TV App Now Available on Samsung Smart TVs" MacRumors 12:27 PM
  • "Samsung introduces the Apple TV app and AirPlay 2 support to its TVs across the world" Apple Must 1:12 PM
  • "Trump's tariff war with China will hit TVs, dishwashers, toys, lithium batteries, iPhones — even Silly Putty" MarketWatch 12:23 PM
  • "Apple chargers and cases subject to US tariff increase: Apple's chargers and iPhone and iPad cases have so far been subject to tariffs on Chinese imports without affecting U.S. buyers, but that could be about to change." AppleInsider 5:10 PM
  • "Apple Announces Support for NFC Tags That Trigger Apple Pay" MacRumors 7:09 PM
  • "Apple CEO Tim Cook: You don't need a degree to code mobile apps/To lead Apple you could need a degree. But to sell apps on the App Store you certainly don't, says Tim Cook." ZDNet 8:34 AM
  • "Google rips iPhone for being a rip-off: In a questionable ad for the Pixel 3a, Google seems to equate its new cheap phone with the iPhone X series." ZDNet 12:28 PM
  • "Apple's iPhone screen supplier Japan Display's $729M bailout delayed" AppleInsider 7:27 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Lenovo previews foldable PC: With a 13.3-inch screen that folds in half, Lenovo's upcoming laptop aims to bring more portability to PCs." ZDNet 7:08 PM
  • "North Korean cyberspies deploy new malware that harvests Bluetooth data: StarCruft hackers deploy Bluetooth-harvesting malware in recent campaign." ZDNet 1:51 PM
  • "Calls to break up Facebook get louder" Axios 10:50 AM
  • "Adobe warning of legal problems if subscribers keep using old versions of Creative Cloud apps" AppleInsider 12:27 PM
  • "Adobe intros Commerce Cloud integrations with Google, Amazon and PayPal" ZDNet 8:34 AM
  • "One month ago, Foxconn said its innovation centers weren't empty — they still are" The Verge 8:09 AM
  • "Louis Vuitton and Royole put two web browsers on a handbag" The Verge 7:14 AM
  • "Foldable phone race heats up as Google enters the fold" The Next Web 7:25 AM
  • "Latest Android Q Beta Includes Car Crash Detection: It's unclear exactly how Google sees this feature working without making a mistake, but it could help save lives if they get it right. It's also going to be Pixel-exclusive." PC Magazine 6:52 AM
  • "Exclusive: Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs" Reuters 6:49 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "iPad Dream...and More Cowbell – Mac Geek Gab 761" The Mac Observer 7:01 PM
  • "#245: Get Ready for the Sensor Square/It's a busy week for Myke as Jason as they discuss hanging on to old software, how third-party apps react to Apple's app updates, the Supreme Court's ruling on an App Store antitrust case, the struggles of Apple Retail, and new reports about this fall's iPhone models. After all that, it's time to discuss the Brydge Pro and Logitech Slim Folio Pro and whether either of them can replace Apple's own Smart Keyboard Folio as our iPad Pro keyboard of choice." Relay FM: Upgrade 3:20 PM
  • "Road to Macstock -Stephen Hackett On Blogging vs. Podcasting and Live Audience Reactions" MacVoices 1:42 PM
  • "Supreme Court's Apple Decision, Apple Retail – TMO Daily Observations 2019-05-13" The Mac Observer 1:28 PM
  • "Why AirPods Are a Social and Environmental Disaster: We sat down with Caroline Haskins, author of 'AirPods Are a Tragedy,' to dig deep into the human cost of the ubiquitous buds." Vice 11:28 AM
  • "First Ring Daily 617: Apple's App Nap/On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple has a new App problem, Google lowers the Pixel, and pink will always be fun." Thurrott 11:18 AM
  • "#482: Color Me Interested/David and Stephen share their confessions about the iPad Pro, then discuss managing client data before doing some wishcasting for WWDC." Relay FM: Mac Power Users 10:49 AM